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United States Patent | 5,016,884 |
Psiol ,   et al. | May 21, 1991 |
A golf putting game is set forth wherein a forward platform horizontally disposed relative to an upper playing surface angularly oriented at an obtuse angle relative to an upper surface of the forward platform includes a series of target golf cup openings cooperating with one another by way of a common tunnel into a return channel. A backboard is spaced rearwardly of the playing surface by a rear trough that returns balls by means of a further channel generally coextensive with the playing surface and medially of the platform of the invention. A pivoted lever switch is oriented and spaced above biased contact points to indicate upon the backboard indication of a golf ball received within a respective cup and balls utilized in the game.
Inventors: | Psiol; Nick (91 Twelveoak Hill Dr., both fo San Rafael, CA 94903); Lucchesi; Mike (27 Tan Oak Cir., both fo San Rafael, CA 94903) |
Appl. No.: | 381468 |
Filed: | July 18, 1989 |
Current U.S. Class: | 473/153 |
Intern'l Class: | A63B 069/36; 183 R |
Field of Search: | 273/176 R,176 B,176 F,176 FA,176 FB,179 R,179 B,179 E,180,181 R,182 R,182 A |
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